Amber Dermont

Amber Dermont
OccupationWriter, Associate Professor of English
NationalityAmerican
EducationVassar College
Iowa Writers' Workshop (MFA)
University of Houston (PhD)

Amber Dermont is an American author. She has a bachelor's degree from Vassar College, an MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston, and she is a faculty member at Rice University.[1]

The Starboard Sea (2012)[edit]

The Starboard Sea was published January 1, 2012 by St. Martin's Press. The novel follows a boy who transfers to a new prep school after a tragedy involving his sailing partner.[2][3]

The novel was a New York Times best seller[4][5][failed verification] and was named one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2012.[6] It was also a Waterstones book club pick, as well as a Watermark Books best seller.[7]

The Starboard Sea was a finalist for the 2014 Townsend Prize for Fiction.[8]

Publications[edit]

  • The Starboard Sea. St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 9780312642808.[9][10][11][12][13]
  • Damage Control: Stories. St. Martin's Press. 2013. ISBN 9781466834224.[14][15][16][17]
  • A Splendid Wife. St. Martin's Press. 2012. ISBN 9781466834224.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rice Department of English Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "In Knots" Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Eleanor Henderson, The New York Times, March 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "A Young Man of Privilege in Deep Water" Archived 2014-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, Janet Maslin, The New York Times.
  4. ^ Hardcover Fiction Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, March 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Hardcover Fiction Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, March 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "100 Notable Books of 2012". The New York Times. 2012-11-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ^ "Watermark Books Bestsellers--And Why". Shelf Awareness. 2013-04-02. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ^ "Townsend Prize | 2014 Finalists". Georgia Perimeter College. 2014-09-11. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  9. ^ "The Starboard Sea". Booklist. 2011-10-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ^ Fulwood, Jaclyn (2012-03-02). "The Starboard Sea". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  11. ^ Henderson, Eleanor (2012-03-01). "In Knots". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  12. ^ Hoffert, Barbara (2011-10-15). "The Starboard Sea". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  13. ^ "The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont". Publishers Weekly. 2011-11-21. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  14. ^ "Damage Control". Booklist. 2013-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  15. ^ "Damage Control". Kirkus Reviews. 2012-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  16. ^ Macy, Caitlin (2013-03-22). "I've Been Meaning to Tell You". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  17. ^ Russell, Sue (2013-05-15). "Damage Control". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2023-12-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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